#biomimicry — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #biomimicry, aggregated by home.social.
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦋✨ #Butterfly wing #color comes from #pterin crystals that bend and scatter #light rather than absorb it, keeping colors vivid without fading.
Chemists developed a faster method to grow these #crystals without toxic solvents, producing small amounts of eco-friendly, non-toxic #pigment. The work points toward glitter made from #DNA-related compounds as a planet-friendlier alternative.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/science/dolly-parton-butterfly-glitter-chemistry/
#butterflies #biomimicry #chemistry #sustainability #science #nature #innovation #northeastern #environment #dollyparton #ecofriendly #materials
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Synthetic Spider Silk - While spider silk proteins are something you can make in your garage, making usefu... - https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/synthetic-spider-silk/ #chemistryhacks #microfluidics #modification #biohacking #biomimicry #spidersilk #arachnid #spider #mods #silk
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Robotic Biped Walks On Inverse Kinematics - Robotics projects are always a favorite for hackers. Being able to almost literally bring your pro... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/07/03/robotic-biped-walks-on-inverse-kinematics/ #artificialintellegence #autodeskfusion360 #inversekinematics #3dprinterhacks #humanoidrobot #robotshacks #biomimetics #socialrobot #biomimicry #terminator #arduino #alexa #biped #gait #jibo